Barber&#39;s apron



April 23, 1929. MASON 1,710,426

BARBER S APRON Filed Sept. 1, 1928 givuento'o Ora Maw an.

Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

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one reason, or SANDOVAL, ILLINOIS.

Application "filed September upon barbers aprons, or other aprons ofthis character where a neck opening is iorinedto permit the apron tohang overv and cover the shoulders of the person using the same. f'lnaprons of the type at present in use, the neck bands are secured inplace usually by pins and it frequently happens that the person aboutwhose neck the band is being secured 1SV1I1- ured when the band is beingplaced in position or they are subjected to extreme discomfort by reasonof the fact tha the band is drawn and pinned too tight. 7 An importantobject of the present ii 'ention is to over come the tloregoingdiliieulties by providing a neck band of an improved character wherebyno pins or other fastening inex-ins of this character are employed andwhile the band will be held securely in place, there *ill be sulilcientgive to prevent any uncomfortable binding of the band. v

The invention broadly contemplates the provision of a band having aseries of buttons ateach end and upon the outer face thereof, andsecured to the band intermediate its ends is a pair of tapes. hen thebandis placed in position, one end is located over the back of the neckafter which the other end is brought into overlapping relation theretoso that its upper edge will engage under the buttons of the underlyingend.

The ends of the tapes are then drawn about the neck over the band andtied with the upper edge of one of the same engaging under the buttonsof the outer end of the neck band. v

A further object of the invention is to pro vide means whereby the neckband of an apron of the character described may: be quickly and easilyplaced in position without the employment of fastening elements otherthan those forming a part of the band structure. I v

The invention. will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description takenin connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

in the manner shown.

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1, 1928. Serial no. 303,509.

In the drawing :a

Figurel is a perspective view of the upper portion of the barbers aproncarrying the improved. neck band embodying the present ntion;

Figure 1, is view oft-he outer. face of the collar band in opened outcondition,

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates generally an apron ofthe type used by harbors or hair dressers, the same being open anddesigned to hung'loosely over the customers shoulders.

About the edge of theneck opening of the apron is secured theimprovedjn-eck band embodying the present invention, this band beingindicate, awhole by the numeral 2.

It is intended that the present collar band be made up for applicationto the neck openings of aprons the same as those bands used upon shirts,the lower edge of the band being stitched to the edge of the apron neckopeninp; along its lower edge asindicated at 3.

At each end, the band has secured thereto edge of the band so thataportion thereof will project above the upper edge of the band Secured tothe face of the band intermediate its ends, as at 5, is a tie-up tapeindicated as a whole by the numeral 6', this tape being attachedintermediate its ends, thus providing the free portions or strings 7 IWhen the apron carrying the present improved band structure is placed inposition about the shoulders of a customer the neck,

band is secured by first bringing one end to pos1t1on across the back ofthe customers neck, as for example, the left hand end, after.

which the other end is brought into overlapping, relation thereto withits top edge engaging under the buttons of the underlying end. Afterthus positioning the band ends the strings 7 of the tape 6 are drawnabout the neck band and t ed together, the top edge of one of thestrings ei'igagring under the buttons of the outer neck band end int-hemanner shown.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, itwill be seen that there will be interlocking relation set up between thebuttons and the collar band ends.

wardly toward the neck of the customer to bear thereagainst. It Willalso be seen that While the connection made between the band ends Willbe secure and Will be sufliciently tight to prevent hair or water fromgoing down the customers neclr, it Will not be so tight as to beuncomfortable as there Will be sufficient give to prevent thiscondition.

Having thus described my invention What I claim is 1. A neck bandstructure of the character described, comprising a band body, buttonscarried upon each end and upon the outer face of the body, said endsbeing (ltnigned to be engaged in overlapping relation with the upperedge of one end engaging under the buttons of the other end, and meansextending over theovcrlapped ends of the band for holding the same inposition.

2. A collar band of the character described, comprising a band body,button members an ranged in spaced relation upon the outer face of thebody adjacent each end thereof, one end of the band body being (lesi'ned to overlap the other end and to have its top edge engaged under thebuttons of the underlying end, and

means carried by the band and designed to be secured over theoverlapping ends and to engage beneath the buttons of the outer end tohold the ends in position.

' 3. A collar band comprising a band body, a plurality of buttonsarranged in spaced relation upon the outer face of the body adjacenteach end, said buttons being arranged to project above the top edgeotthe band, one end of the band being designed to overlap the other endwith its upper edge engaging under the buttons of the overlapped end,and tie strings secured to the band and designed, to be drawnthereaboutand tied, with the upper edge of one thereof engaging beneath thebuttons of the outer end of the band.

In testnnony whereof I hereunto ailix my slgnature.

' ORA MASON.

